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    This document provides information on several cases including: 1. A baby with high fever, chest pain and trouble breathing diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. 2. A child with fever, rash, red tongue and throat diagnosed with scarlet fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. 3. A 3-year-old child with high fever, vomiting and diarrhea diagnosed with dysentery caused by Shigella. 4. A 19-year-old college student with fever, rash, stiff neck and other symptoms diagnosed with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

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    This document provides information on several cases including: 1. A baby with high fever, chest pain and trouble breathing diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. 2. A child with fever, rash, red tongue and throat diagnosed with scarlet fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. 3. A 3-year-old child with high fever, vomiting and diarrhea diagnosed with dysentery caused by Shigella. 4. A 19-year-old college student with fever, rash, stiff neck and other symptoms diagnosed with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

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    This document provides information on several cases including: 1. A baby with high fever, chest pain and trouble breathing diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. 2. A child with fever, rash, red tongue and throat diagnosed with scarlet fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. 3. A 3-year-old child with high fever, vomiting and diarrhea diagnosed with dysentery caused by Shigella. 4. A 19-year-old college student with fever, rash, stiff neck and other symptoms diagnosed with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

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    WHO

    WHERE

    SIGNS

    SYMPTOMS
    EXTRA INFO/TRIGGER
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    DIAGNOSIS
    CAUSATIVE AGENT

    WHO
    WHERE

    SIGNS

    SYMPTOMS
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    DIAGNOSIS
    CAUSATIVE AGENT
    CHILD Baby
    N/A N/a
    HIGH FEVER, CHEST NOT HOLLOW WHEN
    TAPPED, MUFFLED/CRACKLING THROUGH
    STETHESCOPE Excess lymphocytes; excess insulin
    thick,sticky mucous; lack of O2; lack of
    CHEST PAIN, TROUBLE BREATHING appetite; sensitive to histamine

    HIGH FEVER, RALES, XRAY SHOWED FLUID fits of coughing; "whoop" sound

    pneumonia pertussis
    Strep. Pneumonia Bordetella pertussis

    Child 25 ys old female married


    School
    102 Fever,Rash,Red Tongue,White
    Patches on tongue fever 102
    dysuria urine frequency, urine
    Listless,Loss of Appetite urgency, pain
    Rash,Red Throat, Red Spots on nausea, vomited after
    Soft Palate, Swollen Lymph Nodes breakfast,and pain on her right side

    scarlet fever pyelonephritis


    Strep pyogenes E.coli
    3 years old child
    lives in a apartment with 10 others
    temperture 105, vomitting,35%
    neutrophils

    Listless letharge, refuse to eat


    Late september, diarrhea blood
    with mucus.

    disentery
    Shigella

    19 year old college student

    red spots on arms and legs, fever,


    stiff neck, CSF was cloudy
    fever, dehydrated, weak, nausea,
    high leukocyte count

    Neisseria meningitis

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